Tuesday 7th of October 2008 11:15:22 AM

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Ok this is a bit of nostalgia. DD and I shot pool and drank pitchers at The Zoo in the early 70s (even before their est. 1974 date). It’s a locals’ hang out with relative cheap prices. Remarkably, the place really hasn’t changed much. The bar is along one wall near the front door with some tall tables across the way. Moving toward the back, the room opens up to house 8 full size pool tables with table seating interspersed (they also have darts and shuffleboard). A narrow loft with additional table seating and windows looking out toward Lake Union is along the back wall. There are about a dozen taps with a fair selection including some local and regional crafts. I enjoyed a New Belgium 1554 while we reminisced. The old wood cooler is still in the corner behind the bar. It was our source for six packs, usually Rainier “Not so Light” (an early mass market brown lager). They don’t have real food service, just snacks. After some effort we found parking on the street. They claim to have parking out back but I wouldn’t count on it.